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Earlier this year, Pentagon workers were told they could face up to 22 furlough days because of budget cuts; the number is now 6 days. Some 650,000 civilian defense workers began taking furlough days on July 8.

Also: February jobs report is due this morning; Japan looks ahead one year after disaster; opposition leader in Syria rejects talks with Assad regime; "Kony 2012" buzz continues.

Nineteen graves have now been found near Iguala, in the southern state of Guerrero. Authorities said DNA tests showed that 28 bodies recently discovered in five graves were not those of the students.

Also: Republican presidential contenders race toward Super Tuesday; fighting leaves more than 100 dead in Yemen.

Carla Hall can't stand sardines. In fact, she hasn't eaten them since childhood. But sardines are nutritious, safe and sustainable, so we gave her a challenge: Make them tasty, too.

Also: Outrage in Bangladesh after factory fire kills scores; "Cyber Monday" gets going; battle for Damascus is said to be on; Powerball jackpot hits record $425 million.

The day's top stories from NPR's The Two-Way.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Alex Horne and Greg Davies about the U.S. tour of their British show "Taskmaster," where comedians are assigned silly or pointless tasks.

In tech news, Microsoft took a $900 million charge on unsold Surface tablets.

Also: Maryland's legislature OKs a gay marriage law; federal authorities now investigating Penn State scandal.